life and writing

Heritage

by andrewkooman on August 5, 2011

I have a large envelope filled with old sermons that were written and delivered by my grandfather, Kalman Doka, throughout his ministry as a pastor of some 50 years.  They were given to me by my grandmother a few years ago.  I started to ask her questions about her life as a young girl, how [...]

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Passing Notes

by andrewkooman on July 8, 2011

I recently slipped this note behind the teacher’s back while subversively typing of facebook.  If you’re not my FB friend (what!?) I thought I’d include you here too.  As we gear up for the tour of She Has A Name, I wanted to ground myself in some context and perspective, and to bring you into [...]

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A finger in the wind

by andrewkooman on January 28, 2011

There’s been a lot on the go, much of it underneath and unseen as we gear up for the world premiere of SHN. Two things have clearly crystalized through the process of bringing this story to life: we want produce great theatre and we want to lead people in a response. The play is the [...]

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Calgary world premiere of She Has A Name by Alberta playwright Andrew Kooman at EPCOR CENTRE’s Motel Feb. 23- March 5 ‘11 Calgary, Alberta (December 20, 2010) — Haunted by anguished voices, a Canadian lawyer (Jason) poses as a “john” to build a legal case against a ring of brothels trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can [...]

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The 2011 YWAM Prayer Diary and Daily Planners are here!

by andrewkooman on December 10, 2010

I’m pleased to have two articles featured in YWAM’s 2011 Personal Prayer Diary Daily Planner. The book, in its 31st year of publication is used by more than 30,000 people around the world as a tool to organize their schedules and devotional life and to forge a path of prayer throughout the year for different [...]

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Writers to emulate, a non-exhaustive list.

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Oh, So You Thought Heartbreak Was A Bad Thing?

by andrewkooman on November 1, 2010

Thought this was a kung-pow way to start the month: The first thing God does is get us grounded on strong reality and truth. He does this until our cares for ourselves individually have been brought into submission to His way for the purpose of His redemption. Why shouldn’t we experience heartbreak? Through those doorways [...]

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RDC Notebook Article: “Ah Ha Moment”

by andrewkooman on October 26, 2010

Lani Ledingham did a nice write up featuring my writing in the latest edition of the Red Deer College Alumni Magazine the Notebook. You can read the article here.

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